Panic Room
Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam. The script was written by David Koepp, whose screenplay was inspired by news coverage in 2000 about panic rooms.
Plot
Recently divorced Meg Altman and her eleven-year-old daughter, Sarah, move into a four-story brownstone in New York City's Upper West Side. The house's previous owner, a reclusive millionaire, had installed a "panic room" to protect himself from intruders. The room is reinforced with concrete and steel and features a thick steel door. It also includes an extensive security system with multiple surveillance cameras and a public address system.
More details
author | David Koepp |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | David Fincher |
editor | Angus Wall James Haygood |
genre | crime thriller |
keywords | bearer bond bearer bonds break in brownstone diabetes diabetic divorce glucagon hear injured kill locked in panic room police officer public address system safe room security company security system surveillance camera surveillance cameras think upper west side west side |
musicBy | Howard Shore |
producer | Ceán Chaffin David Koepp Gavin Polone Judy Hofflund |
publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | Los Angeles New York City |
theme | psychological thriller security and surveillance |